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Francis Turner Palgrave (1824-1897) is best known for hisGolden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in theEnglish Language. It was an immediate bestseller at itsappearance in 1861, has been expanded and reprinted to thepresent day, and is considered to be the most importantanthology in the literary history of England. It has been sodominant that it has overshadowed Palgrave's other impressivework. For one, he was a leading art critic, praised or feared bysome, but taken seriously by all. For another, he was a tirelesshistorian and critic of English, Classical, and Europeanliterature, his efforts crowned by his tenure as Professor ofPoetry in Oxford from 1885 to 1895. He was also a respectedpoet, who produced six volumes of poetry and numerouspoems in journals and for special occasions. And in additionhe published three novels, stories and plays for children,numerous editions of poets, collections of hymns, andanthologies. The aim of the present undertaking, the fi rstdescriptive survey of all his works, is to make these worksknown so that he may be accorded a proper place in thecultural history of the Victorian Age.
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Francis Turner Palgrave (1824-1897) is best known for his
Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the
English Language. It was an immediate bestseller at its
appearance in 1861, has been expanded and reprinted to the
present day, and is considered to be the most important
anthology in the literary history of England. It has been so
dominant that it has overshadowed Palgrave's other impressive
work. For one, he was a leading art critic, praised or feared by
some, but taken seriously by all. For another, he was a tireless
historian and critic of English, Classical, and European
literature, his efforts crowned by his tenure as Professor of
Poetry in Oxford from 1885 to 1895. He was also a respected
poet, who produced six volumes of poetry and numerous
poems in journals and for special occasions. And in addition
he published three novels, stories and plays for children,
numerous editions of poets, collections of hymns, and
anthologies. The aim of the present undertaking, the fi rst
descriptive survey of all his works, is to make these works
known so that he may be accorded a proper place in the
cultural history of the Victorian Age.
